The Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith (COGAF) is a religious group that
is closely linked with the Christadelphians. The group first came into
existence in the 1860's, when fourteen "obedient ones," as they termed
themselves, established a congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. This initial body
of believers came into existence under the leadership of Mark Allen,
originally from Woburn, Massachusetts. Allen had previously spent some time
in Geneva, Illinois working with Benjamin Wilson, who was baptized by
Christadelphian founder John Thomas.

Wilson was the founder of the Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Oregon
Conference, which was based in Oregon, Illinois (Today this group is known as
the Church of God General Conference and is based in Atlanta, Georgia).
Allen's group, while having the same name and believing many of the same
doctrines, evolved into a separate group and has no affiliation with the
COGAF Oregon Conference. The COGAF congregation based in Cleveland, after
much discussion and examination of the scriptures, decided not to embrace the
doctrine of a literal devil, a universal resurrection, and decided to
practice membership communion. The Oregon Conference did not crystalize
their thinking on many issues, leaving them open to individual churches
whereas Cleveland did.

By 1888 the same beliefs held by the Cleveland congregation were shared by two other churches. Today,
there are eight churches that hold to the same fundamental teachings referred to previously. They are located in: Unionville, Salem, and
Chesterland, Ohio; Gainesville, Miami and Flagler Beach, Florida; Perryville,
Kentucky; and Roll, Indiana. Presently, members of this section of Church of God of the
Abrahamic Faith number around four hundred.

Although the Christadelphians and COGAF community hold fast to many of the same doctrines, contact between
the two groups has been limited until recently. Talks are currently being
undertaken to discuss and resolve the small differences between this community of believers in the Faith of Abraham and the Christadelphian community.

The Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith, much like the Christadelphians,
seeks to return to the basic principles and doctrines of the first century
church. They perceive that Christianity has been changed dramatically since
the death of the Apostles, and believe that the Bible is the only true source
of inspired revelation. As a result, both COGAF and Christadelphians place a
heavy emphasis on Bible study and understanding . They believe that only
through a complete understanding of God and His purpose will one find the
path to eternal salvation.

"Now this is eternal life, that they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." John 17:3